It takes more than genetics to make a Father - and a moment to ruin a Daddy image [Cain]

[wannafeelyou]

She should have known better. The nexus was hard enough without all her caffeine but then running into Tom, having that talk with him once more, had been too much. Curled up in the center of the bed she and Cain shared, her head cradled on her arms and the blanket pulled up almost over her head

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[thehuggernaut]

Sometimes he thinks Juggernaut abilities included extra hearing. In reality, without really realizing it he just noticed Marie's gone, and is keeping a good ear out for her specifically. So he does hear her. He gets all the kids watching a movie and crayoning, and then comes up. "Marie? What's wrong?"

Could just be the hormones. Please, God, let it be the hormones.

[wannafeelyou]

Hearing his voice, she jumps, trying to scrub at her eyes with the heels of her hands. "It's...' She whimpers, biting back another sob and trying to catch her breath. "It's nothing. Just...' Lie to him, a tiny voice in her head whispers. Make it easy. Don't start more fights between them.

"I'm just a little... It's nothing." Learning to lie would be a good goal.

[thehuggernaut]

"Uh huh." He's been with Tom enough to know every single sign that someone's lying. She's showing most of them. "C'mon. Talk to me." He sits next to her.

[wannafeelyou]

She flinchs at that, closing her eyes. "It's nothing. Really. I just ran into Tom in the nexus."